I've seen some interesting footage of German 88mm anti tank gun shells "skipping" across the North African desert. Unfortunately they usually connected with the Brit tank...
does -243 not count?
Glass was highly valued across the Roman Empire, particularly a colorless, transparent version that resembled rock crystal. But the source of this coveted material — known as Alexandrian glass — has long remained a mystery. Now, by studying trace quantities of the element hafnium within the glass, researchers have shown that this prized commodity really did originate in ancient Egypt.It was during the time of the Roman Empire that drinks and food were served in glass vessels for the first time on a large scale, said Patrick Degryse, an archaeometrist at KU Leuven in Belgium, who was not involved in the new study. “It was on every table,” he said. Glass was also used in windows and mosaics.
Lots to interest the linguistically pedantic amongst us in the new Commonwealth Style Manual, including the acceptance of Mx, when to use numerals and numbers and new rules about dashes. Will the new rules be adopted by AULRO, one wonders?
'Out of control': Australia has a new style manual, but not everyone is happy
'Out of control': Australia has a new style manual, but not everyone is happy | Australia news | The Guardian
Interesting. I see there is dispute about if glass originated in Syria, Mesoptamia or Egypt, and natural glass was used in the Bronze Age.
History of glass - Wikipedia
Will the new rules be adopted by AULRO, one wonders?
Geeeezzz, I hope not. Life is too confusing as it is now. Maybe in year 2500 assuming there will be anyone around that gives a ****.
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